 Maadhu-Cheenu
 In the early 90s when the concept of TV Serials was mostly confined to "Sitting on a Sofa and Chatting" like in Stage Dramas, there was one serial, ironically made by a Stage Drama team that broke the shackles of indoors and gleefully ventured into "lively outdoor visuals" based on rip-roaring situations. It became an instant hit in Chennai and Malaysian TV channels and also topped the viewership ratings when re-telecast after a decade.
The serial was 'MAADHU-CHEENU' and the stage team that successfully made this visual treat was Author Crazy Mohan, Director S B Khanthan, Actors Maadhu Balaji / Cheenu Mohan and their fun-filled troupe.
DVDs and VCDs of the serial were eeleased in Chennai on January 30, 2005, by film producer M Saravanan of the AVM group. The copies were received by film directorsK S Ravikumar and Saran.
 Maadhu-Cheenu is a thriller-comedy with well-knit humorous knots. Maadhu, a hapless music
teacher, is denied regular salary by his boss, a notorious underworld don, who uses the music school as a cover for all his not-so noble activities. Maadhu, perked up by his wife Janaki and friend Cheenu, decides to have a brave, last encounter with his boss. They had no idea that the boss had already hatched a plan to act like a dead body to escape from the clutches of an escaped convict. By hilarious turn of events, Maadhu-Cheenu are forced to believe that they have committed this murder.
 What unfurls from thereon are a series of typical Crazy Mohanish-situations that leave the viewers gasping for breath amidst laughter. To top it all, is a scene when Maadhu-Cheenu are forced to hide themselves in an empty overhead water tank. The house owner dutifully does the process of sprinkling the dirty tank with bleaching powder and switches on the motor. Imagine the plight of Maadhu-Cheenu!
The title song is tuned by film music director Ramesh Vinayakam and sung by S P Balasubramanian and
Mano.
'Maadhu-Cheenu' was adjudged as the Best Comedy Serial of the relevant year by the Mylapore Academy. Director S B Khanthan won the Best Director Award and the uncanny villain performed by Ramesh won the Best Character Actor Award.
Swathi Soft Solutions, who had earlier brought out DVDs and VCDs of Moulee's Flight 172 are launching the DVDs and VCDs of MaadhuCheenu as well.
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